Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has formally submitted his candidacy to become the next president of the Ivory Coast Football Federation (FIF).
Drogba drew thousands...
More than half a million coronavirus cases have been confirmed in South Africa, according to the country's health minister.
Zwelini Mkhize announced 10,107 new cases...
South Korea has arrested the leader of a religious sect linked to the country’s largest coronavirus outbreak.
Lee Man-hee, 88, heads the Shincheonji Church of...
Herman Cain, a 2012 United States Republican presidential candidate and conservative Black voice in American politics, has died after contracting COVID-19, according to a...
The Kenyan government has released the list of countries from which travellers will be exempt from going into quarantine once they arrive.
International flights are...
The Hong Kong government has postponed September's parliamentary elections by a year, saying it is necessary amid a rise in coronavirus infections.
Hong Kong is...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that easing of Covid-19 restrictions could lead to a resurgence and has asked African governments to strengthen...
American pop star, Beyoncé Knowles, has finally shared exclusives on her new visual album, 'Black Is King', which features iconic musicians across the globe...
President Donald Trump has suggested November's presidential election be postponed, saying increased postal voting could lead to fraud and inaccurate results.
He floated a delay...
There was chaos at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, after two airplanes collided on Wednesday.
An Airbus A330-243, owned by Middle East Airlines...
A human rights activist, Prince Wiro, has charged the Rivers State Police Command to investigate and prosecute its operatives accused of arresting and raping...
Zambia’s President, Edgar Lungu, on Wednesday sacked his Education Minister, David Mabumba.
Mr Mabumba’s sacking was announced in a statement from Mr Lungu’s spokesperson, Isaac...
A 37-year-old woman, Torkwase Queen Ayakpa, who was arrested by men of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command for staging her own kidnap, says...
Seven babies were stillborn at Harare Central Hospital in Zimbabwe on Monday night after urgent treatment was delayed because of staffing issues, two doctors...
A 52-year old pastor, Adetokunbo Adenokpo, has been arrested for allegedly abducting a dispatch rider and detaining him in an underground facility in his...
A 20-year-old woman, Chioma Dioke, has narrated how kidnappers forced her elder brother to have sexual intercourse with her while they were in captivity.
Speaking...
A €50 million ($58,613,000) loan agreement has been signed between the French Development Agency (AFD) and the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID).
The...
For over a year, top lawmakers in Congress have been investigating Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google.
The investigation’s purpose? To determine whether the companies have abused their...
The United Kingdom (UK) government has signed a fourth coronavirus vaccine deal, securing up to 60 million doses of an experimental treatment being developed...
West African presidents have demanded the release of one of Mali’s opposition leaders, Soumaila Cissé.He was kidnapped by an unknown group just days before...
Two Indonesian women have been publicly whipped nearly 100 times each for selling sex workers' services online, an official in the country's conservative Aceh...
An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced five young women to two years in prison each for posting “indecent videos” on the video-sharing app TikTok.
Social...
Islamic scholars in Kano State, under the aegis Council of Ulamas, have kicked against the decision made by State Assembly for castration for rape.
The...
